jet engine

noun

An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.

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Meanings

nounjet engine (plural jet engines)

plural jet engines

  1. An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.

    L.A. International Airport, where the big jet engines roar

    1971, Leanne Scott, “L.A. International Airport”, performed by Susan Raye
  2. Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.

Translations

Catalan motor a reacció
  • motor a reaccióengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Chinese Mandarin 噴氣發動機 /喷气发动机
  • 噴氣發動機 /喷气发动机 (pēnqì fādòngjī)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Czech reaktivní motor, tryskový motor
  • reaktivní motorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
  • tryskový motorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Danish jetmotor, flymotor
  • jetmotorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
  • flymotorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Dutch straalmotor
  • straalmotorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Esperanto jetmotoro
  • jetmotoroengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Finnish suihkumoottori
  • suihkumoottoriengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
French moteur à réaction
  • moteur à réactionengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
German Strahltriebwerk, Düsentriebwerk
  • Strahltriebwerkengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
  • Düsentriebwerkengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Greek αεριοστροβιλωθητήρας
  • αεριοστροβιλωθητήρας (aeriostrovilothitíras)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Hebrew מנוע סילון
  • מנוע סילון (menóa silón)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Hungarian sugárhajtómű
  • sugárhajtóműengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Italian motore a reazione
  • motore a reazioneengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Japanese ジェットエンジン
  • ジェットエンジン (jettoenjin)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Korean 제트 엔진
  • 제트 엔진 (jeteu enjin)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Māori pūkaha torohaki
  • pūkaha torohakiengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Norwegian Bokmål jetmotor
  • jetmotorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Persian موتور جت
  • موتور جت (motor-e jet)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Polish silnik odrzutowy
  • silnik odrzutowyengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Portuguese motor a jato
  • motor a jatoengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Russian реакти́вный дви́гатель
  • реакти́вный дви́гатель (reaktívnyj dvígatelʹ)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Spanish motor de reacción
  • motor de reacciónengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Swedish jetmotor, reamotor
  • jetmotorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
  • reamotorengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Ukrainian реакти́вний двигу́н
  • реакти́вний двигу́н (reaktývnyj dvyhún)engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
Vietnamese động cơ phản lực không khí
  • động cơ phản lực không khíengine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
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APA

jet engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20engine

MLA

“jet engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jet engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20engine.

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